Glendale/Montrose

Our front door.

We headed out to go play pickleball at 8:30 am.  Pam had reserved the court for 2 hours (8 to 10).   We really only wanted it for 1 hour but we could only reserve on the hour. We left at 9:30 am so that we would have a chance to shower and change, before the next activity.

We all took turns playing.  We found that whoever played on Pam's team won.  Pam, Jamie, Nathan, Linda, and I had a great time.  George watched. 

We had heard about a harvest festival we thought would be fun.  Sharon met us there with Ella & Nicole. It was not so impressive. 

Inside the bouncy house

Nathan did the climbing wall.  Linda and I would have done it but we both had sandals on.  That was a no no.

Coming down.

Then it was lunch time.  We went to Panera Bread.  Some people went to Portos and then brought their food over to Panera.  There was more room and no line at Panera. We headed back to Sharon & Michael's.

Flowering Jade plant

The front yard. They have a lemon, apple, avocado, and a plum tree out front, The avocado has been the least productive. 

When Nicole was having a nap and Ella was having quiet time we walked back to the AirBnB.  

When the kids were ready to get on to the next activity, they painted their pumpkins. 

Nicole's plate of paints on the left.  Artworks seems to hold her interest for longer but Ella is more meticulous. 2nd grade and she is working on prime numbers.  Nathan wanted to paint a Mandarin orange but no one else liked that idea.  So he painted a picture instead.

Pam's artwork.

We had a 5:15 pm reservation at Cardamom Indian Cuisine for dinner.  We walked to the restaurant.  Linda couldn't join us.  She was getting together with some high school friends.

Michael and Jamie.

What a feast

After dinner Nicole and Jamie had some ice cream.  I was too full.

When we came back we played Oh Pshaw and then Jamie and Pam left. We played Hears with Sharon.  I lost by a mile.

Portland to Montrose, CA

Yesterday we were concerned that our flight would not happen.  Alaska had an IT problem and a lot of flights were canceled.  But everything looked ok this morning.  Nathan, George, and I left the house at 9 am to go to the airport.  

It was a rainy morning.

We decided to try the Park 'n Fly place. We dropped off the car and the shuttle was right there to take us to the airport.  It was very slick. 

Portland airport

We left pretty much on time.  11:17 am to 1:30 pm.  I brought lunch to eat on the flight. 

Sunny in Burbank.  We rented a car.  We drove directly to Jamie & Pam's place.  Pam had just arrived with Ella & Nicole.  She picks the kids up from school every day. 

We had a chance to try a game of Enchanted Forest.  George won.  Well, we didn't actually finish a game.  Linda had come out for the weekend as well.  She came over.  Pam ordered Thai food and then we headed over to Sharon & Michael's (in Montrose).  Jamie was already over there. 

Some of us walked to the restaurant to pick up the dinner.  We sure had a lot of food.  

Linda and Nathan keep Ella & Nicole entertained.  Jamie is watching.

We managed to fit in a game of Oh Pshaw!!

I realized that I made a packing error.  I had put 2 pair of capris in my packing pile.  I decided that I only needed 1 for the weekend so I put one back.  Then just before leaving the house, I had forgotten that I had already taken out 1 pair of capris so I took out the other one.  Now I have no capris and it it hot here.  Oh well.

Then we headed off to find our AirBnB.  We stopped at Trader Joes on our way.  We bought a few breakfast things.  The address of our place is odd.  There was a 2445, 2445A, and 2445 1/2.  We are in 2445.  And we were supposed to park our vehicle in front of two garages.

It is a 2 bedroom place.  It is also within walking distance of Sharon & Michael's.  Linda is in an AirBnB near Jamie and Pam.